What is the most fragrant flower in the world? rose. no. Although there is a kind of rose called Shilixiang. Osmanthus fragrans. Neither. Although there are those called thyme.
It’s daphne. It is called Thousand Miles of Incense, which is said to have a strong fragrance that spreads far and wide. Such a fragrant flower has a very crude nickname of "Flower Thief", which means that she has stolen the fragrance of hundreds of flowers into one body. Otherwise, how could it be so fragrant that it can spread thousands of miles away? "The world calls them flower thieves. Other flowers will wither to death after smelling their fragrance." He is not only a "flower thieves", he is simply a killer of flowers!
I have never met Ruixiang, but meeting her online can be regarded as an "affair". I accidentally clicked on a forum about flowers and plants, and saw her alluring beauty and fragrance. There are two kinds of white and purple, hidden among the green leaves, with four thick petals, facing each other and clustered in clusters. Clusters grow from the tops of branches. It’s indeed gorgeous!
To be honest, I don’t have much favorable impression of Daphne. Only after learning about her identity did I realize that Ruixiang was a strange flower and was related to Buddhist temples.
It is said that Daphne is native to Lushan Mountain and grows wild in the deep mountains and grass of Jinxiu Valley. It was discovered by monks, transplanted to the temple and carefully cultivated, and then flowed into the world from the temple. It is recorded in the "Qing Yi Lu" of the Song Dynasty: "The aphrodisiac flower in Lushan Mountain was originally associated with a monk who slept on a rock during the day. He smelled the strong fragrance of the flower in his dream, and realized that he wanted to get it, so it was named sleeping fragrance. It was strange in all directions, so it was said that the flower was auspicious. "It's called Ruixiang."
Song Dynasty Wang Shipeng's poem about Ruixiang: "It's true that Ruixiang is famous in this dynasty. After a dream in the south of the Yangtze River, the world admired Qingfen." Zhu Shuzhen, a female poet as famous as Li Qingzhao, also I left behind a touching ode to Ruixiang: "The delicate and skillful violet dress makes Dong Jun pay attention to the makeup; the dew is broken for the morning sun, and the wind is slightly sleepy and timid for the spring frost. Use your name to come to Lufu, suppress the fragrance and enter the drunken hometown. "The last thing I woke up from was the fragrance of my dream soul." These two poems were written based on this legend, highlighting the name of the fragrance of sleep. Fan Chengda also wrote a poem: "One from three hundred flowers, carefully remove the thick sandalwood, the curtain protects the flowers, and I don't know the cold outside the window." Su Shi praised it, "The fragrance is light purple, coming from Guyuncen, and the bone fragrance is not I know that the color is light but the meaning is deep. "Yang Wanli wrote three kinds of flowers: daphne, narcissus and orchid in the same poem. Daphne has been favored by poets, which shows that Daphne was very popular in the Song Dynasty and was a popular flower among literati.
Daphne is an evergreen shrub belonging to the family Daphneaceae, also known as romantic tree, Penglai purple, dew armor, etc. Because of the mysterious color of Buddhist culture, it is regarded as auspicious flowers. Before the Song Dynasty, Ruixiang's real name was Lujia, and it was described in "The Songs of Chu", which shows that its cultivation has a long history.
The best among Daphne is Phnom Penh Daphne, which is famous in the flower world for its excellent appearance, color, fragrance and rhyme. An ancient saying goes: "Peony flowers are the most beautiful and fragrant in China, and Daphne flowers in Phnom Penh are the best." Phnom Penh Daphne flower has extremely high ornamental value. When the flowers bloom, the flowers are in clusters and the fragrance is overflowing. The flowering period coincides with Christmas and the Spring Festival, which is in line with people's good wishes of "auspiciousness filling the door" and "flowers blooming with wealth". Therefore, it has always been regarded as an auspicious flower and a symbol of wealth. Flowers are highly respected by people and were even listed as tributes in ancient times.